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Originally Posted by Nyah
I'm aware. The point still stands that this is much more than a blunder, and ongoing discussion isn't just for political reasons. There's a reason this story made international news (and continues to).
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This isn’t any less vague, though, so the point doesn’t stand. The point needs an actual foundation to stand. The entire argument that this is more than a blunder or an embarrassment seems to be based on references to these intangible, abstract things without anybody being able to actually express how it actually does harm in reality (outside of harming our reputation by making us look stupid).
It’s in the news, so what? Are the only things that make international news things that do harm? No. Are national embarrassments enough to make the international news? Yes.
Ukraine has some real connections to neo-Nazi groups, including some directly involved in fighting this war. This is no secret, it is also not so easily explained away by context, yet we still have a general understanding that this war is unjust and the pretences for this invasion false. But, we’re supposed to believe that this situation, easily explained away by the context, does real harm. The obvious question is: what harm? and how?
If that can’t be answered with anything but a vague “people are talking about it” or “it’s a bad look” then what?